Road-sweeping machine.



W. BARNETT & J. FLORENDINE.

ROAD SWEEPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2.1915.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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Tm! OOLUMBM PLANOGIAPH CO 'WASHlNGTON, D. C.

W. BARNETT 6L1. FLORENDINE.

ROAD SWEEPING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1915.

Tlj COLUMBIA PLANQGRAPH 50., WASHINGTON, D. c.

W. BARNETT & J. FLORENDINE.

ROAD SWEEPING MACHINE.

' AP PLICATION FILED JULY 2, I915. 1,175,678.

Patented Mar. 14,1916.

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W. BARNETT & J. FLOREND IN E.

ROAD SWEEPING MACHINE. APPLICATION min JULY 2. 1915.

Patented Mar 14, 1916.

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THE COLUMBIA ILMflOGRAPl-l c0.. WASHINGTON, D. C.

W. BARNETT & J. FLORENDINE.

ROAD SWEEPING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 2.191s.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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JAMES LeRENijINEQF'BUGB 'E-NGLAND iifbf etter;

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chine ia'eeording" to the saidiinventi on with the refuse-tray ihiitsreceiving position, and

Fig; ZSh WSefeimilarflview of thesame maehine "Withihe refuge-{pray raisedandneafly i aipp'i'oachirig:to its final;dischargingpbsi i r tionif; Fig. 3 shows inflside elevation, cer- -ptai-nflparts -efithe mechanism WhichfQrm-the salienflfeatures of the' invent in,thei11usgtrat'ioii having the refuse tray i i its receiving' position. Fig. iaisesimilarvview with the refuse-tray in' position QbOHtfiObGjIaiSGCL' iand F ig. isuafsimilan-iviewbf the par-ts li showing the refuse-tray Tin-a pe sition' co'ripespofiding to .Fig. 2.; Fig. 6' is 'a side elef-Vatioh, and Fig. 7. is" a plain View showing e- "o neefthe counterbalance weights' fer the *lrefuse-traylrand its carrying frame; Fig. 8 1 sideelevzition; and Fig. 9 a verticel eeeg ti on-offene bfthejfiitibhal cll'itehfdevices, r Idetzifched -anddrawn,to a larger scalethanQ 1-. *theprevioi s figures, fthGIG being One {of such "dutch-devices,upen eachYside of the-ma;

5e f h d i g the machine comprises afrz meW rk 1 1 supported, toward the gfront chine; "is I moved QforWzirdlj in; the direction statioii ary "when thefmahineis moved-rear- Ward1y. 1, The l ea rr eiid' of! the :1I'iaehii1e isj supported; fromtheframewqrkl bye trailer" r l 'wheel and at the rear the framework care.

is common 1 PatenteaMm-JL:1916; 1515, 's e iamopswmoif .2 Thesiiiventioh will deseribed with ref- T lerenpe to theaccompanying r Flgurel shows in side elevation, a, ms;-

I pert by'bearinge up oh anizixle2, jupon'the' ends? of which twefoad wheels 3 inouiltei-rthe bosses ofthereed Wheels being 5 fitted with fratehetii devices ,as

sea' lc-ulated to engage the ax1e-2-=when the me are freely i'ies ievo'llible brush 5. in Contact with the w;roadt2ind*driv efi iii the direction of the an I riow Rig. :1 by g'eai wheels 6, a, chain] 7 ipassinglover ai sp'rio'cket Wheel mounted upon the Ilaxle-Q eflthe' readrwheels l jjTherefl segti'ay 8jis ca'rried by a framecomf prisi igitwo levers 19" 011 each side of the; mzu ehine, piyo ted en-studiaxles, 10, one 1011 each jl ongit udinal :membergofxthe framework: 1. f The-1evers 9reach extend. forwardly beyond the stiidlkaxles=10, and eac h forward exteris i sio'n fcari'ies a counterweight 11, Figs. '3; '4

jointed to the part 711 r novementf'is-[te bring the 10Wen1g1iide 38 for Wafdifrom-the position at Fig. Ito gthe pq'sitioiigati Fig; 4', thereby turning up' the rearportioli'3 6 qf thefltrziy 8, andd'uringthe succeedingmovements ,ofth'eparts, .that is 70 Qfduiing the lifting and descenfi'of the" tray 8,

- -tray, runson the curved guides 38 and; 37,

and when ;the trayfS arrives lagain at' its re} ceivingi position, the-lower .guide38 resumes 5 ithejooSitiodshOwn"at Figs. 1 and 8., {Merey overitj willbe observed tha't uponthe tray 8 r pairrivingfin thej position offFigs'Ll iand 3,"

z the ro11er42*Omtherear-POrtiOn 86 Oftheis imperative, tact wilfihtheupturned end Dime foetizlbfi i vT the couritei'lodziri'ee, Weights 1'1, 12" slightly raises tiiel'L ayLS s that it shall not f ont acbWith ferinstance, edge of a side walk,

sire Ito; seetife'by Letters-"Patent i-s In road sweeping maehinesof .thskind; specified; vthe Combination with; road Wheels, 1

' anfaxle "carriedithereby; aimainjframe' sup- 1 frame afnd loeatdjzit the i eia'rlef themafchine; me%ins f0lr; rotating isaid brush in a direction epposite to thetravel' of the ma;-

fwardiof the axle of said read-Wheels t6 rememberQsi ehfas the'shafts 43, arockfshaft gFigvl, isrockediandby meansbferanks 1 45 thefe0n,"links' 46, and 1evers4 7; depresses. 90

'Whit e] our: inveniioii de- 7 i 'pqrtedbyisztid axle, a rotary br sh infqone i10 "I -"tact withithef road"carried" bygsaid main niline/ a, refuse-receivinggtriiy located rear- 105 f ceixrerefusefrom saidbrushQ'and a counter-. 'f b aljanced "itray eaiyry-ing' frame pivotally 1 ij'mount ed: on said main frame tosupport said 7 ieah'endef said axle of said road. Wheels,

i Leach ecluteh comprising :a zreveluble member" wfixedtqsaiidaxle;andvriyfrictienglmember 5 $911 he frame 11 d apted" when: brought into pIfS S UIe', c0nfact With saidfrevoluble inembertoshzue the angular 'motio ief the :lzitte'r; means 0p-' j erablebyjthe driverto engagevsaidjchitches,

connections betweensaidfrictionaimembers y "of lsai-d Clutches :apd W said tray carrying said ch t ehes when engaged to turn said i te b i gisaid trayfinto -its"discharge iposiflt1on,.meansferrautomaticilly throwing saidy said ti ay arrives "at; siiddischjarge position, and .jmeans operable .by fthe "driver" .forvre-j Q I itrayj'pfifrictional clutches oneofn and near 11.0

frame t6 cause said frictional members. bf Z tray-carr ing iframe-jzibeut' it's pivotal axis frictional? clutches out of operation when s i 2:111 r'oadvsweeping machines of th'e'kind new as be" withisaid disk,

pressure with band to l a forw d y the end of said on handy.

1 anroller nor- ootf} o saldb'andgi in :jcon- "tact with the road carried by said main 'frameand located at'the rear'of the machine," means for rotating said brush, a

refuse-receivingtraylocated in front of said rotaryh'brush a hinged rearward extension Ofsaid tray, andla counterbalanced trayjcarrying frame pivotally mounted onsaid mainframe to support'said tray; of frictional clutchesone on and near each end' of e V said axle of saidroadwheels, a-hand lever, i k, ialfl i e ular friction V toiturnf pivotal hand lever to turn up thehinged rearward extension of said refuse-tray, mechanical, connections operatlve by said hand lever to engage said frictional clutches, flexible concarrying frame about its pivotal aXlS jiiO idis Jcharge the refuseQf-rom said refuse-tray,- .j -means forretainingthe hingedrearw ardem' "tension of said refuse-tray in its upturned position during the ;rise of said tray from -itsreceiving toits dischargingposition,

means-for automatically throwingsaid fric- Titioii'all clutches out of operation when, said {tray arrives atits dischargeposition,means for returningsaid tray to its receiving positionby a reverse operation of said. hand lever, andmean's for supporting the hinged rearward extension ofsaidf efus'e-ltray in its extended receiving position,- In Witness whereof We have hereunto set ourhands 1n the presence of two wltnesses.

a a WALTER BARNETT. *fJAMES ELORENDIVNE.

, ""J HN HA'nFoRD; 7 v j ZJ sEP ARTHUR FOSTER.

btaii'ied iorfiveqents each oy addressing" the .Cqmniissibnefof Patents,

V50 mechanical connections operable by saidv 55 nections between said frictional clutches and fsaid tray-carrying frame. to causef said i {clutches When engaged to turn saidtray- :tional;

"said 

